Southampton Crown Court. A SOUTHAMPTON Crown Court judge has told a prolific offender to expect "no mercy" if he commits more crimes. Matthew Amos was spared an immediate jail term for carrying out burglaries but was warned he would face a tougher sentence if he continued to break the law. Judge Peter Henry told the defendant he had an "appalling" record. He added: "You have 33 convictions involving 103 offences. You have displayed a pattern of behaviour which is consistent with a drug user who has been stealing to try to fund his habit. "You have committed offences very regularly and persistently."